The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-02

The Iock-pouch system is about 20 go
into effect with Mexico, after which twenty
four hours will be saved in the transmits
sion of mails.
ENTHUSIASTIC meetings in the interest
of commercial union with the United
States are being held throughout Canada.
On the 25th the directors of the st.
Louis, Kansas City & Colorado railroad
met at Fort Scott, Kan, and formally
transferred the road to the Santa Fe.
On August 80 board composed of three
army officers will assemble at Washington
to examine into and report the disqualif1-
cations of applicants for appointment as
superintendent of a National cemetery.
NATIONAL bank repositories now hold
500, 254, ,204 of Government funds. This is
the greatest amount of funds ever held by
the repositories at one time.
On the 25th Governor Lloyd of Maryland
repreved John Thomas Ross, the negro
who was to have been hanged in Balti-
more on the 26th, for two weeks. Unless
further postpOnement Of the execution
| be made Ross will be hanged September g.
THE Department of State has been
notified by the British Government that
the date for receiving applications for
space at the Melbourne International Ex-
hibition has been extended from August 81
to October 81.
BUCHANAN and adjoining counties in
Missouri are organizing an anti-horse-thief
| association.
YANKToN has been designated as the see
city of the diocese of South Dakota of the
Catholic Church. The diocese will be
called the YanktoE diocese. A cathedral
will be built and diocesan school. Near
| ly 5000, 900 will be expended in new build
ings.
The mayor of New York and commit
| tee of the Board of Aldermen, appointed
| for the purpose, have sent an invitation to
Mrs. President Cleveland to attend the
New York firemen's parade and inspection
next month and present a stand of colors
on that occasion to the fire department.
THERE is now on deposit in the United
| States Treasury $940, 900 belonging to the
Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati, which failed
/ recently. Comptroller Trenholm states
| that he expects the amount to reach a
million before the first of next month.
This amount will, of course, be applied to
| the claims of creditors.
| PAYMASTER WATKINS, United States
| Navy, has been sentenced to three years
! imprisonment at hard labor. During his
| imprisonment he is to receive one-half fur
/ Tough pay, and at the expiration of his
| sentence will be dismissed from the serv-
/ ice. Watkins was tried on board his ship,
! the Ossipee, at Yokohama, and found
! guilty of fraud, embezzlement, desertiOn
and other Offenses.
IT is claimed a natural flow of both oil
and gas has been discovered near Fort
/ Smelling, Mimi. It is said that oil comes
| to the surface in such quantities that it
! can easily be gathered in the crude state.
! THE government of New South Wales
| having offered 100000 acres of land to any
missionary society that will undertake to
| civilize the natives, the Pope has directed
| that immediate attention be paid to the
[ of in, tO fCvasfa1 PrOfaStant
| ties.
THE De Witt County (lI) grand jury
has pronounced the courthouse at Clinton
] unsafe.
! THE postal telegraph has been consoli-
| dated with the Canadian Pacific, and John
| w. Mackay retires.
SOME miscreant tried to wreck train on
the Wabash near Danville, Ill, on tie 26th,
| but the scheme was frustrated.
| THE dissatisfaction among the officers of
| the Belgian army at the Kings military
! policy is growing. General BrailmOnt has
( resigned.
! GOVERNOR MoREHoUsE of Missouri has
/ offered a reward of $500 for the apprehen-
sion of Rev. West, for the murder of Susie
| Beck.
MEMBERS of the Grand Army had a
! demonstration at Wheeling, W. Va, on the
! 26th, and refused to walk under portrait
/ of the President.
! THE Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
| recommended the pardon of Lieutenant
| Knight, James A. Brooks and Henry Putz,
| convicted of manslaughter at Fort Smith,
/ Ark.
] FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS in
| gold left the sub-treasury at st. Louis for
/ Chicago on the 26th. This is the second
J shipment of a like sum to the city on the
] lake within three months. The money
was shipped in five barrels of 100000
each, containing twenty bags of s. 900
! each.
ACTING LAND COMMISSIONER STOCK
| sLAGER has taken the necessary steps to
| carry into effect Secretary Lamar's order
directing restoration to settlement and
| entry of the unimprOved indemnity selec-
tiOn of the California & Oregon Railroad
/ Company in California. This will affect
| some 750, 900 acres of land.